Orphée et Eurydice

[Orfeo ed Euridice – Version italienne]

by Christoph Willibald Gluck

Dates:

October 24, 27 and 29 at 7:30 p.m
October 31 at 2 p.m.

Location:

Louis-Fréchette Hall, Grand Théâtre de Québec

Language:

In Italian with French surtitles

Duration:

1 hour and 30 minutes, including an intermission

Programme La Cenerentola

Une causerie pré-concert aura lieu au STUDIOTELUS à 18 h 30 (les 25, 28 et 30 octobre) ainsi qu’à 13 h (1er novembre)

Animée par le musicologue Bertrand Guay, avec une brève présence de Jean-Marie Zeitouni, directeur artistique et musical de l’Opéra de Québec, ces échanges d’une durée de 30 minutes offrent une formidable occasion d’en apprendre davantage sur le contexte entourant cette oeuvre et sur la vie fascinante de son créateur.

L’entrée est libre sur présentation d’un billet pour la représentation.

By phone:

Grand Théâtre de Québec box office
418 643-8131 / 1 877 643-8131

In person:

269 René-Lévesque Blvd. East,,
Quebec City, Quebec)

A production of the Opéra de Québec

Opera in 3 acts

Music : Christoph Willibald Gluck

Libretto: Ranieri de’ Calzabigi (based on the Greek myth of Orpheus)

With the Opéra de Québec Chorus and the Orchestre symphonique de Québec

With Orpheus and Eurydice, Gluck gives lyric theatre one of its purest forms. Through this love story that reaches beyond death, the work explores absence, doubt, and the fear of losing the beloved, while also evoking the power of art when faced with all that escapes our grasp.

This major production of Gluck’s masterpiece is directed by the renowned Canadian director Robert Carsen, whose vision powerfully illuminates the work’s simplicity and depth. It also marks the return to the Opéra de Québec of conductor Bernard Labadie, invited to share his passion for this rare and precious repertoire.

The role of Orpheus will be performed by the great contralto Rose Naggar-Tremblay, making her debut in this role. An exceptional encounter between an essential work, a remarkable performer, and artists of the very highest caliber.